South Creek Elementary School

Today in recognition of Fire Safety Week all classes got to see a fire truck and ambulance courtesy of the Robersonville Fire and EMS team! Our students had a great time! -------------------------------------- ¡Hoy, en reconocimiento a la Semana de Seguridad contra Incendios, todas las clases han visto un camión de bomberos y una ambulancia por cortesía del equipo de Bomberos y EMS de Robersonville! ¡Nuestros estudiantes se lo pasaron muy bien!

Cougars, Here is this week's Cougar Courier! Let's Have a Great Week! ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Pumas, ¡aquí está el Mensajero Puma de esta semana! ¡Tengamos una gran semana!

Cougars, Here is this week's copy of our Parent Newsletter! Let's Have a Great Week! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Pumas, ¡Aquí está la copia de esta semana de nuestro boletín para padres! ¡Tengamos una gran semana!

The ongoing rain has halted construction but progress is still being made. The border has been built and the mulch has begun to be spread! Getting closer! We cannot wait for our ribbon cutting! -------------------------------------- La lluvia en curso ha detenido la construcción, pero todavía se están haciendo progresos. ¡Se ha construido la frontera y el mantillo ha comenzado a extenderse! ¡Acercándose! ¡No podemos esperar a que nos corten la cinta!

We had a wonderful turn out for See You At The Pole! Our very own Coach Tice led us all in a moment of prayer! Thank you everyone for attending! -------------------------------------- ¡Tuvimos una maravillosa salida para See You At The Pole! ¡Nuestro propio entrenador Tice nos lideró a todos en un momento de oración! ¡Gracias a todos por asistir!

Cougars, We have started a parent newsletter. Please see the first edition below. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Pumas, Hemos comenzado un boletín informativo para padres. Consulte la primera edición a continuación.

More progress on the playground! We are very excited to see the finished product and see our students enjoying it! -------------------------------------- ¡Más progreso en el patio de recreo! ¡Muy emocionado de ver el producto terminado y ver a nuestros estudiantes disfrutándolo!

Cougars, Exciting things are happening at SCES. Last night the playground equipment was delivered and the company has started working on building it! We are looking forward to our students having new climbing structures, swings, merry go round, and other sensory items to interact with! We will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for you all to attend once it is complete! -------------------------------------- Pumas, Están sucediendo cosas emocionantes en SCES. ¡Anoche se entregó el equipo del patio de recreo y la empresa ha comenzado a trabajar en su construcción! ¡Esperamos que nuestros estudiantes tengan nuevas estructuras de escalada, columpios, tiovivos y otros elementos sensoriales con los que interactuar! ¡Vamos a celebrar una ceremonia de corte de cinta para que todos ustedes asistan una vez que esté completa!

MCS is building programs and pathways as the 2024-25 school year begins. Current construction is for the Spring Horticulture and Hydroponics program! Students are already enjoying the new Core Construction, Health Science Career Labs, and Natural Resource courses. The BeProBeProudNC Trades Group will be on both campuses next week for a one-of-a-kind student experience in all the trades! We are igniting champions as #MartinOffersMore! #MCSCTE

We had a great second day of school here at SCES! Looking forward to another great day tomorrow! -------------------------------------- ¡Tenemos un gran segundo día de clases aquí en SCES! ¡Estoy deseando que llegue otro gran día mañana!

We had a wonderful first day of school! Lots of happy smiling faces! So glad to have our students back in the building! -------------------------------------- ¡Tuvimos un maravilloso primer día de escuela! ¡Muchas caras sonrientes y felices! ¡Me alegro mucho de tener a nuestros estudiantes de vuelta en el edificio!

Back to School News from the MCS School Nutrition Department!

Students are staying connected to CTE year-round with summer internships! We are looking forward to the school year by offering more opportunities and placements for work-based learning. Thank you to our partners for making these experiences possible. #MartinOffersMore

Summer Trades Camp made the stop today at Martin Community College for Trades Day at MCC! Thank you to Mrs. Natasha Roberson, Director of the MCC Career Center for being our Academic Guide today. Thanks also to Ryal Watkins (Advanced Manufacturing/Welding), Clay Simpson (Industrial Systems/Welding), Guy Leggett III (HVAC), Mary Dalcourt (Equine Technology), Chief Larry Johnson (Fire Academy), and James Barnes (Automotive Technology) for their time, expertise, and instruction with MCS students. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Click to see more! Trades Camp continues to nurture the interest from 5th grade Career Awareness, through middle school Paxton-Patterson & CTE, and progresses the students' pathway into high school. #MartinOffersMore

MCS Interns are a great example of "Martin Offers More!" They are also a great example to younger students and our constituents for the awesome jobs they are performing as community leaders and business professionals. Brooklyn Bailey's internship has enhanced her passion and future plans for law and the legal profession. Thank you to the Martin County Clerk of Court's office for your partnership. #MCSCTE #MartinOffersMore jkw

Martin continues to offer more! Check out the new College and Career Readiness modules for Riverside Middle and the Martin Innovative Middle School. These hands-on learning tools guide MS student pathways into our HS Paxton Patterson labs. More offerings, more everything!

Yesterday our PreK through 2nd grade classes had a wonderful presentation by our guest visitors from the North Carolina Symphony. They learned about various instruments and even got to see Mrs. Howard play. What a great experience for our students! -------------------------------------------- Ayer nuestras clases de PreK a 2do grado tuvieron una maravillosa presentación por parte de nuestros visitantes de la Sinfónica de Carolina del Norte. Aprendieron sobre varios instrumentos e incluso pudieron ver tocar a la Sra. Howard. ¡Qué gran experiencia para nuestros estudiantes!

Congratulations to Mrs. Crystal for being named SCES's April employee of the month. Mrs. Crystal goes above and beyond for the students of SCES by they start their days with a nutritious breakfast and greets each student with a smile, hug, and kind words! She truly loves the students of SCES and we are blessed to have her! Congratulations Mrs. Crystal! -------------------------------------------- Felicitaciones a la Sra. Crystal por haber sido nombrada empleada del mes de abril de SCES. ¡La Sra. Crystal va más allá para los estudiantes de SCES al comenzar sus días con un desayuno nutritivo y saludar a cada estudiante con una sonrisa, un abrazo y palabras amables! ¡Ella realmente ama a los estudiantes de SCES y tenemos la suerte de tenerla! ¡Enhorabuena, Sra. Crystal!

Martin County Schools students engage in 3rd Annual Career & College Fair! Over 50 vendors that included the industries of construction, agriculture, science, technology, broadcasting, healthcare, boatbuilding, public works, masonry, finance, and pest management to college admission specialists and branches of the military were on display for MCS 7th-12th graders. There's no status-quo for MarCo! Check us out on WITN.com and WNCT.com, search for Career Fair.

SENIORS Many of you have not submitted a senior quote for the yearbook. Please email Ms. Cardwell - acardwell@martin.k12.nc.us - ASAP with your senior quote. The last day to purchase a yearbook is April 2.